Book Awards & Distinctions
for E.B. Lewis
112 Total Book Awards
Each Kindness (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Winner, 2013
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2013
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2013
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2012
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial (7)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2017
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights (7)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2021
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2003
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2003
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2002
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2002
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Religious Selection, 2017
The Walk (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Text Finalist, 2024
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2024
Coming on Home Soon (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2005
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2005
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom (4)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
Circle Unbroken: The Story of a Basket and Its People (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2005
Keeping the Night Watch (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2009
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
My Rows and Piles of Coins (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2000
Night Boat to Freedom (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2007
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2007
The Other Side (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001
Faraway Home (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2000
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2001
My Best Friend (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Winner, 2006
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2006
Tea Cakes for Tosh (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2013
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2013
Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2001
The Bat Boy and His Violin (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 1999
Daddy Speaks Love (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2023
Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2021
Down the Road (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1996
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
The Negro Speaks of Rivers (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2010
The New King (2)
Only a Pigeon (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
The Secret World of Walter Anderson (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2010
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama (2)
Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America (2)
Trouper (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2014
Big Boy (1)
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2024
I Love My Hair! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
The Magic Moonberry Jump Ropes (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Magid Fasts for Ramadan (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004